Photovoltaic news and pv jobs

Of all my years coming to Intersolar, I never cease to be disappointed at the limited number of women actually doing business. Are women in the PV industry only good for distributing flyers, handing out drinks and smiles?

Although there are some newbies around, most of the people at Intersolar this year are regulars, even though not many can claim they’re from the pre-Munich era, when the fair was still based in Frieburg.

Grid Parity

I have been writing for the past couple of days about the shift in PV power to more utility-scale applications. I believe that it is the move to utility-scale that will ultimately bring down the cost (or Levelized Cost of...

What would the electricity payer say when they see the huge exhibition and sometimes luxurious expenses of the industry, paid by the payers of the FIT? Some more modesty would be better for the PV industry.

At this year’s Intersolar, batteries and storage technology are big topics, particularly in relation to off-grid solar in third world countries, where access to the grid and ability to feed into the grid is rather difficult.

At Intersolar, quality (or at least its claim) is everywhere. You walk around and certain words keep popping-up: "quality", "excellence", "reliability", "trust" are printed everywhere, from stands to t-shirts, bags and stickers.